Mame's Carrot Cake

Mame’s Carrot Cake Recipe

Mame’s Recipe from Eileen 1978

 

Sift together:

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1-1/2 tsp. baking soda

1-1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cinnamon

 

Mix:

2 cups sugar

1-1/2 cups oil or [1-1/2 cups applesauce]

 

Add:

4 eggs or [1 cup Eggbeaters]

2 cups finely grated carrots

1-8 oz. can crushed pineapple [drained]

1/2 cup chopped nuts

3-1/2 oz. can flaked coconut

1 cup raisins [optional]

Bake at 350 degrees  in 3 - 9"round pans for 35- 40 minutes.

Cool cakes completely before frosting.

 

    

 

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1 tsp. vanilla

1-8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 lb. confectioners’ sugar [about 3-1/2 cups]

 

      Beat all ingredients until smooth.

Mame's note: I have whipped heavy whipping cream to stiff peaks and folded it into the Cream Cheese Icing and it was awesome. Sorry I didn't measure, I just winged it; but the consistency is not meant for decorating as it is much too thin. But OH so YUMMO!!
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